Comparison

Jellyfin Mobile vs PerChat AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jellyfin Mobile

Access and stream your entire media collection from your own server. Enjoy your audio, video, and photos on your device with a user-friendly interface. This app requires a Jellyfin server to be set up and running.

Highlights
  • Stream personal media collections
  • Access audio, video, and photos
  • User-friendly interface
  • Watch Live TV and recorded shows
  • Official companion app
Features
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The Jellyfin project is an open source, free software media server. No fees, no tracking, no hidden agenda. Get our free server to collect all your audio, video, photos, and more in one place. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your media to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is the official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!

About

PerChat AI

Engage in private AI conversations powered by your own device. Create detailed characters and enjoy offline chat experiences. Enhance chats by using a Mac or Windows PC as a remote server for more complex interactions.

Highlights
  • On-device AI processing for privacy
  • Offline chat functionality
  • Create detailed AI characters
  • Role-play with various personas
  • Use Mac/Windows PC as remote server
  • Curated LLM model selection
Features
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PerChat AI, the chatbot app powered by your own devices. Unlike other AI chatbot apps, all Characters, Chats, and data remains on your iPhone at all times and no data is shared. This app can run AI chats all on your iPhone if you wish, no internet required! It supports a wide range of iPhones, starting from the iPhone XS and up. 4GB of RAM is recommended but the more RAM you have, the better! If you happen to have a Mac or Windows PC lying around, you can have more complex and interesting chats by using that machine as a remote server for this app. Note that remote chatting is only supported on your own home network, or with the use of a VPN to access outside your home. You can run the PerChat AI server on your Mac or Windows PC with some hand-picked models, or you can run your own server such as LM Studio or Ollama, and have character chats using those tools. Features: - create richly detailed Characters to chat with, and Personas to chat with - partake in epic conversations with dungeon masters, real celebrities, or any character you can imagine - choose from a curated list of LLM models that will run well on your iPhone to change the flavor of your chats - run a vast number of LLMs on your own Mac or Windows PC to offload computing, and improve chat quality

Screenshots

Jellyfin Mobile4 screens
PerChat AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PerChat AI at 100% against Jellyfin Mobile's 50%. PerChat AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). Jellyfin Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PerChat AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jellyfin Mobile has 499 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Jellyfin Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of PerChat AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, PerChat AI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jellyfin Mobile versus PerChat AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJellyfin MobilePerChat AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (499 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings499 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAnthony LavadoRyan Laseter

Customer experience

Jellyfin Mobile

All ratings467 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral18.9%
Negative31.2%

PerChat AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Jellyfin Mobile

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Audio problems with background playback
  • Download on iPad not working
  • Background play does not work
  • Slow on RasPi
  • Won't connect
Show 7 more
  • Couldn't connect to server
  • Subtitle scaling issues
  • Buggy client state
  • Transcoding issues
  • Chromecast connection failure
  • Stops playing after 30 seconds
  • Buggy and feature limited

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add background playback
  • Add Chromecast support
  • Add offline downloads
  • Add shuffle functionality
  • Add Apple TV support
Show 3 more
  • Add external subtitle support
  • Add lockscreen controls for music
  • Add download offline functionality

PerChat AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jellyfin Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

PerChat AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jellyfin Mobile free?
Jellyfin Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PerChat AI free?
PerChat AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jellyfin Mobile or PerChat AI?
PerChat AI is rated higher. Jellyfin Mobile averages 4.1 out of 5 from 499 ratings, while PerChat AI averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Jellyfin Mobile or PerChat AI have ads?
Neither Jellyfin Mobile nor PerChat AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jellyfin Mobile or PerChat AI?
Jellyfin Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and PerChat AI every 4 weeks. Most recently, Jellyfin Mobile was updated on October 26, 2026 and PerChat AI on October 6, 2026.

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